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The wildlife of Pakistan comprises a diverse flora and fauna in a wide range of habitats from sea level to high elevation areas in the mountains, including 195 mammal, 668 bird species and more than 5000 species of Invertebrates. [1]
An important event of the Rig Vedic era was the "Battle of Ten Kings" which was fought on the banks of the river Parusni in central Punjab, in c. 14th century BCE, between the Bharata clan on the one hand and a confederation of ten tribes on the other. The ten tribes pitted against Sudas comprised five major tribes: the Purus, the Druhyus, the ...
Positioned on Broadway, in Manhattan, New York City, is the Charging Bull Statue, also called the Bull of Wall Street. The 7,100-pound bronze sculpture is 11 feet high and 16 feet long.
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2015 Feb - Provided data backup services to Punjab Heritage Tourism Promotion Board for their rare records. 2015 Feb - Organized an exhibition at Banda Singh Bahadur Memorial at Chhapar Chiri, Mohali 2015 Nov - Helped Punjab Government with the reprinting of Prince Waldemar's lithographs for Progressive Punjab Summit
Western region of Pakistan, most of which is enveloped in Balochistan province, has a complex geography. Some of the mammal species include the caracal, Balochistan leopard, Balochistan forest dormouse, Blanford's fox, dromedary camel, goitered gazelle, Indian crested porcupine, long-eared hedgehog, markhor, ratel and striped hyena, bird species of bearded vulture, houbara bustard and merlin ...
Today the zoo houses a collection of about 1378 animals of 135 species. [1] Lahore Zoo was the host of the fifth annual conference of SAZARC in 2004. [3] Lahore Zoo is the third oldest zoo in the world. [6] House of Vienna Zoo of Austria, established in 1752 as a menagerie, was opened to public as a zoo in 1779.
The list also includes the three inscribed and seven tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site as well as four national monuments in the province. [1] The provincial government passed the Punjab Special Premises (Preservation) Ordinance, 1985 under which 272 sites have been protected by January 2013. [2]